Tuesday, August 26, 2014

gallon, galleon

Gallon or gallon is a unit of liquid measure, equal to four quarts--
Can you believe the price of a gallon of gas?
Don't forget to buy a loaf of bread and a gallon of milk.

Galleon or galleon means a ship; a large square-rigged wooden sailing ship--
They are hoping to find an old Spanish galleon, one that is said to have sunk nearby with all of its treasure.
He dreamed of being an explorer, and sailing in an old wooden galleon.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"If we can refurbish this old galleon, we can sail across the ocean without using even one gallon of gas."

Note--"galloon" means a kind of decorative braid, as might be used on military uniforms--
The costume was embellished with several yards of silver galloon.

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